pamela brown reports. >> shots fired. shots fired. i'm hit. >> this dramatic dash cam video shows the terrifying moments, right after stafford police officer and carissalis made a routine traffic stop around 4:00 a.m. saturday. as she approaches the car, a passenger suddenly pulls out his gun and shoots her twice, according to police. >> all right. i'm still conscious. >> reporter: one bullet hit her police vest. the other pierced her face. wounded and in serious pain, police say she managed to return fire before getting back in her car and pursuing the suspects in a high-speed car chase. >> we went over green briar, off of trinity. >> reporter: despite her injuries, carissales, a former marine, chased the suspects for seven minutes through the streets of houston. >> i was born to be a protector. i always have been a protector. >> i was shot by the driver's side passenger. >> reporter: ending when the three men in the car ran into an apartment building. the alleged 21-year-old shooter, sergio rodriguez, was taken into custody. police